Usage examples of "жалкая" in Russian with translation to English

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Ты, жалкая, уродливая, слюнявая корова! You mean, ugly, slobbering cow!
Это лишь твой призрак, жалкая имитация. This is some ghost of you, some pale imitation.
Твоя жалкая попытка отравить меня провалилась, черномазая ведьма. Your feeble attempt at poisoning me failed, nigger witch.
А та бедняжка, что зовётся истеричкой, - жалкая и неприкаянная - разве больше не загадка для нас? And the little woman, whom we call hysterical, alone and unhappy, isn't she still a riddle for us?
Но эта жалкая цифра в 1% означает, что у мира просто недостаточно средств для обеспечения помощи всем пострадавшим детям, а не ничтожной их части. But that woefully small 1% figure means that the world simply does not have enough to ensure that more than a fraction of affected children get help.
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